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Steam locomotive Ajax working the remaining one mile section of the railway at the Historic Dockyard, Chatham. Back in its naval base days there were about seventeen miles of mainline gauge rail track within the dockyard.
The 0-4-0ST locomotive Ajax was built in 1941 by Robert Stephenson and Hawthorns Ltd. Delivered new to Chatham Naval Dockyard it remained in service until 1984. All other steam locomotives within the dockyard were retired in the early 1970's.
At Southend Victoria Station, Essex.
LX15 GOU, Volvo B9TL / Wright Gemini 2
YN04 YJR, Scania OmniDekka / East Lancs.
Southend based Arriva Southern Counties YJ08 DZL broken down in Queensway, Southend-On-Sea. Not very far away from the Arriva Southend Depot.
Ford Transit Connect, GM66 WFA, in attendance at a broken down bus in Queensway, Southend-On-Sea, Essex.
LF 9967 putting in a hard days work for the Flying Festival 2019 held by the Shuttleworth Collection at Old Warden Airfield, Bedfordshire.
A 36 seater open top omnibus with a body by Birch, mainly constructed from wood. Withdrawn from service in 1925.
Displayed at a Vulcan Open Day at London Southend Airport.
Interesting ex military vehicle. EHJ 203H was registered for civilian use in 1995. The DVLA website has the build date as 1966. But the headlamps positioned on the wings only came in about 1968/69.
A special treat to be able to walk freely around 7 of the Douglas Dakota / C47/ C53 Skytrooper aircraft that will be part of the Daks Over Normandy 75th anniversary event on 5th/6/h June 2019.
They were at Old Warden Airfield for the Shuttleworth Collection's Flying Festival 2019.
Labourer working in a paddy field near Ludhiana, Punjab.
Most paddy transplantation in Punjab, and India for that matter, is still done manually by migrant labourers who come from relatively poorer states and move here seasonally to work on farms.
Brighton's Run2Music was a great opportunity for me to get out and practice with my new gear. Runners could do 5k, 10k or a half Marathon and the musical course with disco was a circular route around the end of Madeira Drive. So I was in the centre and able to capture runners over and over again. I thought I'd practice my over-exposures, double exposures and a few normal shots.
Southend-On-Sea based SN66 WJE parked in Warrior Square in attendance for the Southend Pride Festival taking place in the main garden area. It poured with heavy rain, which most people just ignored and enjoyed the event.
PIJ 871 displayed at the Festival of Steam and Transport 2019. Historic Dockyard, Chatham, Kent.
The Ford Model C and CZ Ten was made from 1934 tp 1937 using the 1172cc engine rated at 10 horse power in the UK. Versons of this model were also produced in Germany and Australia.
On the Western Esplanade stretch of Southend Seafront. A separate entity from the famous local ice maker Not the most attractive building around, but very popular and busy.
Built in 1951 and served with the Royal Dutch Navy as a mapping ship. Zeefakkel took on her new role as a cadet training ship in January 2000.
On a visit to Southend Pier with both Dutch and Belgium cadets on board.
EU65 DXV is a familar sight around the town centre of Southend-On-Sea, Essex.
I think that this is the sixth photograph that I have taken of it. First one in heavy rain though!
LJ53 BSU parked on the London Road, Southend-On-Sea, Essex.
UK Sepsis Trust ambulance that had previously seen duty with the London Ambulance Service.
UK Sepsis Trust fleet number K49S.
Sepsis, a form of blood poisoning, affects around 250,000 people in the UK every year.
The Ace Cafe London to Brighton 'Incarnation' was at Madeira Drive to day. With racers, tuners, car clubs, motor enthusiasts, classics and street tuned cars. With a focus on shiny and LOUD.
Migrants walking on the Ludhiana-Delhi Highway (NH-44) near Ludhiana, Punjab, during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown.
A complete lockdown - said to be the strictest in the world - was imposed at only a few hours of notice. This meant that most people making a living in states away from their home didn't have the opportunity to make the choice of staying where they were or returning to their home states.
Moored in the River Medway at the Historic Dockyard, Chatham, Kent.
This is one of (probably the last one) 98 such steam powered vessels built between 1941 and 1946. They were used in dockyards to help provision the ships in wartime service. Steam engines were used because of the demand for more modern power plants in front line ships.
VIC 56 stayed in service until 1970. Purchased for preservation from the MOD in the late 1970's. The information board says that
she is still sometimes brought in to steam. Some of these vessels saw later civilian service working amongst the Scottish Islands.
VIC 56 was built locally by James Pollock and Sons Ltd at their Faversham yard. The company started in 1875 and went in to liquidation during 1970.
Arrived alone in the garden at about 6.00 p.m. Later on at dusk we had 4 cubs and 3 adults together.
The area of the central theme of the film A Bridge Too Far, although a different bridge had been used in the film.
John Frost Bridge was opened in 1948, built in the same style as the famous bridge in Operation Market Garden. That had originally been built in the period 1932-35, so a relatively young bridge in 1940 when the Dutch destroyed it and the Germans rebuilt it.
Major-General John Dutton Frost was in command of the small Airborne force that actually made it to the bridge at Arnhem from the drop zones so far away from the town. The battle raged from 17th September until 26th September 1944. The Airborne forces were overwhelmed by the numerically superior and well equipped German Army units in the area.. Had the Allied ground forces working their way up from inside the Belgium border via the other famous bridge at Nijmegen been about 12 hours ahead in their push towards Arnhem the outcome would probably have been different. ¾ of the 1st Airborne Division was effectively wiped out in this one action. A force of over 10,000 men reduced to around 2,000 by deaths, capture or wounded. This bridge at Arnhem was about 60 miles inside the German lines. The Dutch had destroyed the bridge in 1940 and it took the German forces until August 1944 to rebuild it. A pontoon bridge had been used at this important crossing point of the lower Rhine for the intervening years.
The 1st Airborne Division had been formed in late 1941 and disbanded in November 1945.
A couple of boys enjoying langar at a farmers' protest site near Ludhiana, Punjab.
The kids finished a helping of the langar, and decided to try their luck with another round. They got the second helping without a fuss, and they rushed away joyously to sit on a concrete highway barricade and enjoy their meal.
The DVLA website has this truck as being made in 1927, but other sources on the internet are saying 1929.
GF 212 underwent a major restoration project some years ago and looks fantastic.
The Commer brand name was used from 1905 until 1979, not always with the same owners though.
GF 212 displayed at the Festival of Steam and Transport 2019. Historic Dockyard, Chatham, Kent.
This ship has some interesting history. Photographed here on the River Lagan at Belfast.
Entered service in 1964, one of three similar ships all fitted out the same.
In normal service all 3 of these small ships were car ferries working the Scottish routes. They were also equipped to serve in a very different role as a floating nuclear shelter and command centre in the event of nuclear war. They had steel panels that would slide in to place to seal the interior of the vessel and very thick hull plates. In this form the ship here was known as M.V. Columba.
Following a major refit in 1989 the vessel emerged as M.V. Hebridean Princess, cruise ship. Mainly working around the Scottish coastline.H.M. The Queen chartered Hebridean Princess in 2006 and 2010 for private holidays. Still working as a very high end price luxury cruise ship.
LNER Thompson Class B1 Mayflower heading towards Benfleet across Leigh Marshes with the backdrop of the Belton Hills..
Mayflower was ordered by the LNER and built in 1948. But she only came in to service after nationalisation with British Railways.
Raining when I took this photograph.
FKZ 339 displayed at the Festival of Steam and Transport 2019. Historic Dockyard, Chatham, Kent.
The Ford Germany produced Eifel model range of cars was made from 1935 to 1940. Based very much on the Ford C Ten made in the UK.
The lovey sports-roadster model photographed here is a face-lift version. The earlier models had a flat grille.
I don't really know exactly what model of Singer this is. So all help will be gratefully received.
AXT 451 with a 1612cc engine at the Festival of Steam and Transport 2019. Historic Dockyard Chatham, Kent.
Looks fantastic, a credit to the owner.
Arriva East Herts and Essex 6529 working out of the Southend Depot on route 1 Shoeburyness to Rayleigh via Southend Bus Station.
YX17 NFG in Arriva Sapphire livery.
One of my all time favourite aircraft.
Amazing that the biplane Gladiator was still being produced after the Blenheim, Hurricane and Spitfire had already entered production.
This Mk1 Gladiator was built in 1937 but not fully assembled until 1938. It has been part of the Shuttleworth Collection since 1960.
Photographed here at the Flying Festival 2019 on the home airfield at Old Warden, Bedfordshire.
SN66 WHS on its first day in service sporting a livery reflecting that of Southend Corporation Transport which worked the Southend-On-Sea to Rayleigh, Essex route 1 for several decades. The route now runs from Shoeburyness to Rayleigh Station via Southend Bus Station.
Southend based Arriva 6499, Alexander Dennis Enviro 400MMC is the recipient of this rather nice livery.
**Update; the route 1 has now been amended again to run between just Southend-On-Sea and Rayleigh Station, as it used to do. The Shoeburyness leg has now become route 2.
Southend-On-Sea based SN66 WJE parked in Warrior Square in attendance for the Southend Pride Festival taking place in the main garden area. It poured with heavy rain, which most people just ignored and enjoyed the event.
Delicate remnants of a warmer time are embraced by the first snow. A quiet moment of transition, captured in nature’s minimalist palette.
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I like seeing working areas like this. Well done to Gatwick Aviation Museum for not making it off limits to the public.
Southend based Arriva 4225 outside of Rayleigh Station, Essex. KX62 JNV developed a fault before departure on route 9 to Shoeburyness and was taken out of service.
Eye catching display of a military Land Rover looking like it is disembarking from an aircraft ramp or parachute drop.
Didn't make any notes about this interesting looking vehicle. So any information would be welcomed.
Seen plying its trade in hot drinks in the Historic Dockyard, Chatham, Kent on the day of the Festival of Steam and Transport 2019.
The motor scooter based Ape vehicles have been around since 1948 with various enhancements over the years. Rather like the Citroén H van they are now fairly popular in the UK as small fast food outlets.
A light cruiser that was launched on 29th September 1914 and finally decommissioned in 2011.
HMS Caroline's main claim to fame is that she was present at The Battle of Jutland. Interestingly towards the end of WW1 HMS Caroline was fitted with a flying-off platform to launch fighter aircraft over the North Sea to try and intercept German airships. She started her long association with Belfast in 1924 when her weapons and some boilers were remove and HMS Caroline became a floating administration and training base. She took on the role of Royal Naval headquarters for Belfast Harbour during the Second World War and played a very important part as a base for operations in the Atlantic Ocean. Post WW2 she was more of a training facility and accomodation ship. Has been a floating museum near the Titanic Quarter of Belfast for about 3 years now.
0-4-4T H-Class locomotive hauling a vintage rack of carriages out of Sheffield Park Station heading to East Grinstead. Bluebell Railway, East Sussex.
The SECR locomotive 263 was built in 1905 and stayed in service until 1964. It arrived at the Bluebell Railway in 1976.
I wasn't the only old timer on Southend seafront this morning.
EJ 4184 passing the bottom of Pier Hill, Southend-On-Sea, Essex.
A very rare model of car only in production for just over a year I believe.
Rail replacement is pretty regular work these days for Stephensons of Essex. This pair of Enviro 400's are usually involved
EX63 UZV
EU12 HXW
The 94,232 ton Greek registered bulk carrier Mapitzinnh ( Marijeannie). The ship was built in 2009, but looks to be in need of some care and attention. This photograph taken as she was leaving Dunkirk Harbour. This harbour has a major deepwater docks area slightly away from the pleasure craft harbour.